Dell Studio 14 (1458) i7 review part 2

This is a continuation of my previous review. Here I cover benchmarking, heat, noise, and battery life of the Dell Studio 14 (1458) with the i7 Q720 processor.

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[supersesa]

Did u had overheating problems?

I have the same laptop, here.

I have a lot of automatic restarts due overheating.

[tpthatsme]

@supersesa I have had a lot of overheating. My fans started to run full speed even on a cold boot. I have had my motherboard replaced due to overheating and on a separate occasion, I had to have my screen replaced because the LCD went bad (back lighting was OK because the whole screen was white). My warranty is up in April 2012 and the next time it fails will be my next laptop purchase.

[jlah03]

how did you get the eject key working after the windows reinstall??

Thanks

[tpthatsme]

@jlah03 The eject key will work again once you install the Dell drivers. I think it was called the Dell QuickSet.

[jlah03]

What is your screen resolution?, I know it reads 720p on the website, but what exactly is it?,

Thanks

[tpthatsme]

@jlah03 1366x768 is the highest resolution. Remember also that the version that I bought uses a dedicated video card and not the on-board video card. The resolution might be different with different video options. I have the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450.

[ace198]

Sounds like Owen Wilson. :)

[judgetwelve]

both this and your first part of the review were extremely useful. thanks a bunch!

[inventorOz84]

did you look at temperatures with HWmonitor or core temp?

[Freeride600]

"plugged in, not charging" ...what?? o.0;